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Management of undiagnosed pheochromocytoma with acute appendicitis

Mustapha Bensghir1*, Abderhmane Elwali1, Salim J Lalaoui1, Noureddine D kamili1, Hassan Alaoui2, Jawad Laoutid2, Hicham Azendour2, Hicham Balkhi2, Charqui Haimeur2 and Mohamed Atmani2

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1 Service of anaesthesiology, Military Hospital Mohammed V Rabat, Morocco

2 Intensive Care Unit and Emergency, Military Hospital Mohammed V Rabat, Morocco

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World Journal of Emergency Surgery 2009, 4:35 doi:10.1186/1749-7922-4-35

Published: 15 October 2009

Abstract

The authors reported and discussed management a case of undiagnosed pheochromocytoma suspected because the catastrophic hemodynamic changes in a patient with an acute appendicitis.